"rone" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Michael Sierchio > wrote:
>>Yep. It doesn't hold a candle to Michel Cluizel or Valrhona.
>
> I find Valrhona overpriced (and thus on par with SB). I prefer
> Chocovic, although nothing beats TJ's Pound Plus 70% chocolate for
> value.
>
> rone
> --
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> appearance
> by the Smurfs and everyone spoke Dutch, the graphic novel is 'Citizen
> Kane'
> with added sex scenes and music by your favourite ten bands and everyone
> in
> the world you ever hated dies at the end." -- Warren Ellis, on 'From Hell'

TJ's - I swore I'd never go there again because it looks and feels like a
package store - you know, packages of this, packages of that and dinky
isles. Their produce section is small compared to the Whole Foods I've been
to; even though TJ's has a nice cheese selection. On my way to CT last
week, the traffic forced me to get off at Darien, CT, where I found
Girrhadeli (sp?) 70% chocolate for $3.99 a lb. and 100% pure organic
cranberry juice (TJ's brand) for $3.99 vs. Knudsen's brand at anywhere from
$5.99 to 7.50 for the same amount. TJ's cranberry juice is far superior.
Another thing I liked -- is that the people who worked there were quite
helpful and pleasant even though the store was busy on a Friday night. I
went back on the way home and got their Giradelhi (sp?) white chocolate at
$4.39 lb., I believe it was.
My last chocolate purchase at Whole Foods was Callabaut dark unsweetened
$6.99#; El Rey Apamate Choc 73.5% at $7.99#; and Mitica
Artisan -Spanish-Dark Chocolate at $12.99# (I'd never heard of Mitica - just
thought I'd try it.)
I can't comment on any of these chocolates. I only buy -- tee hee. (My
f-i-l has had two different types of cancer in the 18 months and has
recovered from both lymphoma and colon cancer. Last week they said that
they would be doing a biopsy for lung cancer, but today they said that it
was probably a false test -- perhaps I will be able to use my hoard of
chocolates before long.
Hot here today, when I came home from town, the thermometer said 100F. I
dont' think it was in the sun.
Dee